THOMAS BENTON HIGGINS
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Thomas Benton Higgins, b June 28, 1852 in Giles County, Tennessee, d
February 26, 1945 and buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin, Falls County, Texas-
was the third child of Robert S. and Anna Elizabeth (O'Neal) Higgins, natives of
Giles County, Tennessee, who settled in the Blue Ridge Community of Falls
County, Texas, where they both died.
Thomas Benton Higgins was married to Mary Elna Fountain, b March 17, 1867
in Alabama, d February 13, 1951 and buried in Calvary Cemetery - a daughter of
Thomas G. Fountain and his second wife, Lydia (Davison) Fountain, who settled in
1869 in the Hog Island area of Falls County, Texas, which later became the area
near Reagan, Texas.
Thomas Benton Higgins was appointed Postmaster at the Reagan Post Office,
and served there for fifty ears, before he retired. His daughter, Cassie B.
Higgins, was Interim Postmaster until her uncle, William Higgins, was appointed
to the position as a full-time Postmaster.
The children of Thomas Benton and Mary Elna
(Fountain) Higgins were:
Cassie B. Higgins, b March 1888 in Falls County, Texas, d 1973 and buried
by her parents in Calvary Cemetery - married Eugene T. Adair - an automobile
dealer in Amarillo, Texas. After his death, Cassie returned to Falls County to
make her home. They are reported to have had one son and five daughters. No
further information.
Robert F. Higgins, b March 1891 - married April 10, 1925 to Mary
Thomason, in Waco, Texas. No fur- ther information.
Winnie D. Higgins, b December 23,1892, d July 11, 1961 and buried in
Calvary Cemetery at Marlin, Texas - married Paul H. Van Pelt, b October 23,
1889, d October 30, 1963 and buried in Calvary Cemetery.
Abbie L. Higgins, b December 2, 1894, d July 3, 1926 of tuberculosis and
buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin - married J. T. Thompson, b July 1899, d
March 6, 1942 and buried in Calvary Cemetery - had one daughter, who was reared
by her mother's aunt, Mrs. John (Lula Fountain) Hume, of Houston, Texas.
Loraine Higgins, b December 1896 - married a Mr. Bruner - a druggist in
Ennis, Texas. After his death, she lived in Corsicana, Texas. No further
information.
Eunice Higgins, b February 1899 - married Lloyd Atkinson. No further
information.
Lula Higgins - married Charles E. Maurice. No further information.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for
printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 227 column 2 and page 228 column 1.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.
